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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. d1641-2
Everett Dirksen
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. d1641-2

Everett Dirksen

United States, 1896 - 1969
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Everett Dirksen represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and, later, in the U.S. Senate where, as a Republican, he served as Senate Minority leader from 1959-1969. He was an ally to President Johnson in passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. He was also a strong supporter of the Vietnam war during the 1960s.
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Place of Political Representation
Illinois